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John Wilker

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Business

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John lives in Denver with his amazing wife, and two nutty little dogs, where he enjoys patio beers, gardening, and camping.

He's been writing since he could but made the leap to sharing with the public in 2017 with his Space Rogues series.

John is an active member of the SFWA as wells as a board member of the Colorado Authors League.

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	Space Rogues (Space Rogues #1) 4.17 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 2017 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Any Job Will Do 3.94 avg rating — 336 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Big Ship, Lots of Guns (Space Rogues #2) 4.38 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Behemoth Job (Space Rogues #3) 4.42 avg rating — 237 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stay Warm, Don't Die (Space Rogues, #4) 4.43 avg rating — 150 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So This is Earth? (Space Rogues #5) 4.50 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Space Rogues Omnibus 1 (Space Rogues #1-3) 4.31 avg rating — 125 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Guy Walks into a Bar (Space Rogues #7) 4.55 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 2020 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	War and Peace (Space Rogues #6) 4.62 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2020 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Here There Be Monsters (Space Rogues #8) by John Wilker (Goodreads Author) 4.56 avg rating — 106 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Where does GHE Go From Here?

I’ve been thinking a lot about my writing. This morning in the shower it occured to me, I could end GHE with Seeds of Change. It’s not a perfect full wrap up, but does end the story without a lot of loose ends.

I’m not sure I will do that. I’m going to look at sales date and see how the series has done. Among Indie Author’s it’s kind of common knowledge that you can’t judge a series’ success until

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Station Eternity (The Midsolar Murders, #1)

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The Emotion Thesaurus: A Writer's Guide to Character Expression (Writers Helping Writers, #1)

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